Explore Queen Annes, Maryland, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Queen Annes, Maryland. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Maryland or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Queen Annes.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Queen Annes |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Queen Anne's County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.026357 |
| Longitude | -76.131995 |
| Population | 50,381 |
| Density | 55.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 21617, 21620 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Centreville |
Queen Annes commands a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, brackish pulse of the tides defines the horizon. It lies 16.9 miles south of Kent, MD (from Kent, MD: bearing 180°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-northeast of Chester. Reed Creek snakes through the landscape, acting as a vital artery that feeds the surrounding fields and keeps the soil perpetually damp and heavy. To the west, the distant shadow of Bacon Ridge offers a faint, blue-gray suggestion of elevation against an otherwise flat, water-dominated sky. The air here holds a distinct salt-laden quality, drifting in from the open coastline twenty-two miles away, while the proximity of Ditchers Cove ensures that the water is never far from the local consciousness. It is a place where the light at dusk turns the marsh grass into a pale, flickering gold, illuminating the path toward the nearby 4-H Club Park.
Colonial settlers first recognized the utility of the fertile earth near Queen Annes, carving a foothold into the damp, clay-rich soil to establish early agricultural outposts. The history of the land is measured in the slow accumulation of silt and the gradual clearing of timber to make way for the trade routes that once relied on the nearby waterways. Generations have labored to tame the marshy fringes, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that remains visible in the older structures that dot the perimeter of the settlement. While many regions look toward rapid expansion, Queen Annes has maintained a steady, cautious relationship with its past, preferring the slow accretion of tradition over the sudden shifts of industrial modernization.
Economic life in Queen Annes remains deeply tethered to the harvest of the land and the management of regional resources. Agriculture serves as the primary engine for the local economy, with vast, flat fields providing a stark contrast to the thickets of trees that gather near Bookers Hollow. Infrastructure is sparse and functional, designed to support the transport of goods rather than the movement of dense crowds, reflecting a preference for quiet productivity. Though no major universities call the immediate vicinity home, the local workforce is characterized by a specialized knowledge of the regional climate and the specific demands of a coastal-adjacent environment. Residents often look toward the small-scale mercantile activity that sustains the daily needs of those living and working in the shadow of the creek.
Cultural expression in Queen Annes is found in the communal gatherings at the 4-H Club Park and the shared tradition of navigating the Duck Inn Trail as the seasons turn. The pace of life is dictated by the rhythms of the water, and local pastimes often involve exploring the edges of Ditchers Cove or observing the migratory patterns of birds near Carpenter Island. When the weather allows, the trek toward Wilson Pond provides a respite from the humidity of the low-lying basin, offering a serene, freshwater stillness that differs from the brackish flow of the creek. While the locality does not house major professional sports franchises, the pride of the residents is anchored in the preservation of their natural surroundings and the quiet, unpretentious beauty of the landscape that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the ridges.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Queen Annes, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.026357, -76.131995. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Queen Annes includes the ZIP code (21617, 21620), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Queen Anne's County (Centreville), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |